The Centers for Disease Control said more children than usual are being seen with the severe respiratory illness. The medical director for Infectious Diseases at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children said it is not a new virus.

Enterovirus D68 was first reported in the '60s, and causes some epidemic outbreaks ever so often.

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School leaders are diligent about keeping children happy and healthy by sanitizing toys on a daily basis, and by implementing a hand washing policy.

"We have professional cleaning crews come in to make sure everything is sanitized on a daily basis. Our biggest policy is to send home children who are sick," said Linda Altizer, director of Maitland Presbyterian Preschool.

The CDC said children are getting sick in at least a dozen other states across the country with Enterovirus D68.

Pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Federico laham said he thinks it is a matter of time before the illness makes it to Florida.

laham said one in four patients will get a fever. Other symptoms include fever, running nose, sneezing, cough, skin rash, mouth blisters, body and muscle aches.

"If you notice any significant difficulty breathing take them to doctor right way," laham said. "Parents, especially of children with a history of asthma, and they start developing cough or wheezing, administer the medicines they have been prescribed, and if that doesn't seem to relive the symptoms see medical attention right away."

There's no vaccine or specific treatment for Enterovirus D68.

You can get infected by having close contact with an infected person, touching objects or surfaces that have the virus then touching your eyes, nose or mouth or by drinking water that has the virus in it.

Health officials said the best preventative measures include coughing or sneezing in the crook of your arm, very good hand washing, wiping surfaces to reduce the risk from spreading the virus and staying home if you're sick.